Animals
Learn about Mesoamerica
The National Geographic has an article on the Maya. Enjoy the field notes, photo gallery, interactive map and then test your knowledge with the quiz.
Visit La Venta online.
Visit Monte Alban online
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Nigersaurus Taqueti
A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National...
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Homeschool Day 1
Lord Epa and I resumed homeschooling today. Lord Epa seems to be enjoying the literature program I designed for him. We are gradually getting back into the Spanish groove. One of the things I like about Power Glide is not only do you study the language...
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Homeschooled Caitlin Snaring Wins The National Geographic Bee
With calm determination, 14-year-old Caitlin Snaring snared a title on Wednesday that only one other girl in geographic history has held: She won the National Geographic Bee. In Snaring's first-time run at the bee in the nation's capital, the...
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From The Blogosphere
Visit Phat Mommy to read Shannon's post It's The Parenting Stupid and Homeschool-Bashing? Bring It. I haven't visited Phat Mommy in awhile, I love her new blog design. I really wish I had the knowledge to design my own blog. I envision a light...
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How Many Planets?
No, it's not nine. Pluto has been demoted, and is now classified as a dwarf planet, leaving us with 8 full fledged planets. The International Astronomical Union's (IAU) decision means textbooks will now have to describe a Solar System with just...
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